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Corona Devo 3169

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Seventeen years ago, my husband felt led by the Lord to step away from his current job (and corrupted boss) and to start his own company.  I was staying at home to raise our children, (ages three and one), and our third child was on the way. The realities of groceries, insurance, home, and life were as real and blatant to us as to any young family, but heard the Lord's call and we obeyed it.  My husband left a position of stability, security, and even surplus--to walk away and to walk in the ways of the Lord. Blessed is the one  who does not walk in step with the wicked  or stand in the way that sinners take  or sit in the company of mockers, (2)  but whose delight is in the law of the Lord ,  and who meditates on his law day and night. (3)  That person is like a tree planted by streams of water,  which yields its fruit in season  and whose leaf does not wither— whatever they do prospers.  ~ Psalm 1:1-3   It was God's idea to...
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Corona Devo 3168

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Keep praying to the Lord today.    Have we any idea how very precious our prayers are to our Lord?   So precious. What have we been praying about lately?  Keep it up.   Keep asking earnestly and praying with reckless abandon and submitting our requests to God.   He hears them. Do not be anxious about anything, but in everything by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving, let your requests be made known to God. (7) And the peace of God, which surpasses all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus.  ~Philippians 4:6-7 Our God is blessed by our prayer submissions to Him.  Did we know that He considers our prayers a form of worship to Him?...  An honoring  of His Name and of Him.   It's true.  Brothers and Sisters in Christ: keep praying .  Keep getting quiet before the Lord--in our prayer closet, in our car, knelt at night by our beds, over a morning mug of coffee or tea, at ...
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Corona Devo 3167

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There is much that I do not understand in the Bible.  I do not and have never professed to be a Biblical scholar or more well-versed in Bible verses than you. But I do love God's Word, the Bible.  And the way I approach and wake-up-for, and happily and hopefully anticipate the Bible each day is to read it, and to see what God says that I do understand.  And t hat I can figure out.  And that for that day and moment , God has written and given for me to receive and apply to my life and my heart. Not that we shouldn't study the historical context of the Bible, or what Bible scholars and authorities say and explain to us.  This academic studying of the Bible helps us to understand even more about what was going on when it was written...and aids in our understanding. But as we read the Bible day today, watch for what verse(s) stick out to us.  What strikes our heart as we read?  What penetrates our soul in the verse?  And something will.  ...
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Corona Devo 3166

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Bread has always been a staple for me.  I can't remember not enjoying bread and having it as a part of our daily and holiday meals. Rye bread with corned beef and swiss sandwiches. White bread for packed-lunch sandwiches. Refrigerated French bread (Pillsbury) dough,...baked into a loaf of crispy-crust and hot, soft bread inside. Italian fruit stollen bread (Panettone) for Christmas-time. Pumpernickel bread cut into dipping cubes and paired with spinach dip. Ciabatta bread with pasta dinners. Cornbread with chili. Sourdough bread sliced and toasted with butter and jam. Yep...it's official, I love bread, and I eat some form of it daily.   And (I'm guessing)...I am not alone.  Most of us enjoy bread.  And God knows that.  Most (all?) cultures have always enjoyed bread products (of some sort) as daily sustenance and substance.  Bread is something that people can all understand/relate-to/identify with. Perhaps that's why the Lord compares and associates His...
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Corona Devo 3165

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What would you do in a life threatening situation? What would be our first reaction? ...Seek emergency help maybe. Give emergency help if possible. Alert others maybe. Pray. What would we do right now if there was an emergency? -- God is our refuge and strength,  an ever-present help in trouble. ( 2)  Therefore we will not fear, though the earth give way  and the mountains fall into the heart of the sea, ( 3)  though its waters roar and foam  and the mountains quake with their surging. ~Psalm 46:1-3 While I was visiting my friends at the nursing home yesterday, one of them started choking.  As I was saying goodbye to her and others, her eyes were moist, and I looked closer, telling her that I couldn't tell if she was laughing or crying.   But she didn't comment, and she also showed no alarm, and I continued packing up my things.   But shortly, one of her tablemates called for help, declaring that she was choking. I might have known ...
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Corona Devo 3164

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God doesn't just give up and go away.  If we are struggling today, and in-need of our Heavenly Father-- He is here , and that is good news to us (whether we are ready to hear it or not). But if we are running-from, ignoring, or avoiding the Lord and His plans for us today--the same Truth is true: God doesn't just give up and go away. For better or for worse, whether we agree with Him or disagree, whether we think 'our way' is better than 'His way'...God doesn't just give up and go away, and He will pursue us and His good plan for our lives.  ...God has said,  “Never will I leave you;  never will I forsake you.”  ~Hebrews 13:5 God's nearness and pursuit of us is a comfort most of the time, but if we are avoiding His will for our lives, it can almost feel like a threat.  But when we feel like God is "on our back", then this is an indicator that we are fleeing from His plans and will for us.   It's hard  to do what God tells us to sometimes...
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